E+Co uses investments foundations, governments, and private
investors and channels the funs towards small and medium businesses that supply
clean energy to communities. Many of these communities do not have access to
energy at all and the organization wants to make sure that the arrival of
energy doesn't result in furthering damage of the environment. The organization
does this through their enterprise centered model which provides business
development services along with investment capital to enterprises. Their
services include E+Co's knowledge of the clean energy market and providing
information on business models, technologies, and local networks. An enterprise
can use these services to develop a business model which E+Co evaluates and if satisfied
will provide seed money for the enterprise.
The organization focuses on clean energy because it has a
large affect on how people can lead their lives and also how the planet will be
affected by the use of energy. In addition since energy is a limited in many
areas of the world it can be a profitable business for entrepreneurs. Since its
creation in 1994 E+Co has assisted 120 enterprises in 35 countries around the
world. For more information on this organization please visit their
website.
